Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-23
THE LABOR CONVENTION.
Much Of TO-day's Session Taken I'm
With the Oklahoma Question.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 2S.-It was within I'VE minutes
Of an hour after the time for converting this morn
ing when the chair called about one-half of the
other half was either busy at committee work. or
WAS s Isl, eli to early work It ordered
inSs The committee on credentials made their
full report. MI. Croker, OF Kansas, was
and 10 explain the @
ton in regard to that matter. Mr. Croker pro-
ceeded to read preamble recit1ng the action of
ground, its grant to the railroad Company and ifs
subsequent forfeiture, and declaring that this
bS Is no% IN ast cattle synd
other officers. and closed by resolution severely
censur1ng the action OF the present administration
@ and the
thls DILL then requesting the President convene
the next Congress IN extra session to pass the bill
On to speak OF the wrongs Of the Oklahoma col
onists His point was that the railroad corporation
OF that country
BY THE PowER OF A MILITARY MOB
He would not call It an army, It was a military
mob. He pictured the peaceful purposes OF the
RACES inioted On them, arrested and subjected to
indgn1ties, which In one case resulted in death to
chs Me o. one Oh tasse men seeking home The
nications from delegates who found themselves too
poor to attend, and one from Portland, Maine, was
H.
to the convention to set aside personal feeling and
animosities and unite In wise action, Sir. D. s.
Taylor, OF pennsylvania, got the floor and de-
country for creating
SUCH A VILE CONGRESS
as supports this Oklahoma crime, .Why. said he
'you send only the of-scouring OF society to Con-
gress. 1 know that, for 1 have been there nv
SELL [Great laughterl He proceeded to condemn
congress but to censure the people more for send
Ing such congress TO Washington
Moses Smith OF Indiana by consent, took five
he declared TO be patchwork. The purpose OF the
convention was broader, and he protested against
Under the rules the resolution invent went to the conn
ssSp. the but 60 upon
vigorous protests he withdrew the motion.
The COMMITTEES on resolutions not being ready
TO report, Mr.. @; T. Jones, OF Wisconsin, got the
moo Moor oo, and said the main question before
corporate indebtedness Of this county s He He
SUPPORTED his proposition by citing facts to
the ersst-bearing debt. The remedy he pr rs
posed was Dy law to reduce and remove that debt
THIS I'M 81 included income tax the lend
states TO lend TO the counties, and the counties
10 the smaller munictp altties. The government
the counties at three per cent. 0'
GOVERNMENT or A0NEy, BIZ MONEY, J0R MONEY
Mrsseverance, OF Wtiwaukee,hy request, address
ed the convention. In her view the conditions in
this country had produced two classes, the mon
eyed class and the wage-elaves She prophesied
shortly further slavery n the denial OF free Speech
unless the power Of the great king monopoly is
curtatled. Our government now, she declared,
was one Of money, by money. In conclusion
she outlined the platform which should be.
Calls were made for Jesse Harper, OF nlinois and
he appeared and made Y ringing speech, the chief
burden being the wrong caused by the watered
stock q the railroads and telegraph monopolies.
swear by all the gods that there shall be no freight
or passenger rates on watered stock
HIS remarks were closed by the arrival OF the
hour for the noon concert ON the Music hall organ
and me convention At "A O'Clock adjourned until
Two O'Clock, at which time the committee on re-
solutions Is expected to report.